By Bruno Caligara In December 2018, the New York City Department of Buildings announced their plan for recovering outstanding fines. Under the authority of Local Law 160 of 2017, DOB will revoke active permits for buildings whose owners owe more than $25,000 in covered arrears. Applicable charges include unpaid fines, civil… View more
By Frank Fortino As we kick off the New Year, the future looks bright not only for our industry, but also for New Yorkers in general. The New York City building boom, now in its fifth year, is still going strong. Here at Metropolis Group, we’ve seen an extraordinary level of… View more
By Liliana Ovalles As of December 15, 2018, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) began stopping applications in the Buildings Information System (BIS) that conflict with information received from NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR). Specifically, if HCR reports that a building contains at least one rent-regulated unit, owners… View more
By Penny Laughlin During the next few months, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) will launch its new online business portal, FDNY Business. As mentioned in our April 2018 article, the platform will work very much like DOB NOW. FDNY Business will allow customers to manage the business activities currently… View more
This article continues our series on the men and women who make magic happen here at Metropolis Group. If you would like to recommend someone for a future employee spotlight, please email us with your nomination and let us know why you love working with this team member. Alison Cozier Project Manager, Certificates… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Department of Buildings (DOB) has created a new form to certify the correction of summonses issued for failure to comply with site safety training requirements, as mandated by Local Law 196 of 2017. The AEU3321 form combines two forms—the AEU2 (Certificate of Correction) and the AEU20 (Statement… View more
By Penny Laughlin Planning to submit a Temporary Place of Assembly (TPA) for the annual holiday party? Check the date. As of December 10, 2018, all new TPA and Place of Assembly (PA) applications need to go through DOB NOW: Build. Place of Assembly Starting December 10, 2018, all new PA… View more